RT Article
T1 Witnessing (Dis)engagement: a Framework for Examining Legitimacy in the Criminal Courts
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 64
IS 1
SP 34
OP 50
A1 Kirby, Amy
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1882174836
AB This paper examines legitimacy in the criminal courts from the perspective of witnesses, an under-researched setting and participant group. Based on interviews with witnesses and observations of court proceedings, the paper provides a framework for examining how witnesses engage with the courts, arguing that ‘engagement’ can be used as a lens through which to understand legitimacy. The findings suggest that witnesses often display weak levels of engagement with the court process, which is indicative of strain in the ongoing legitimacy ‘dialogue’ (Bottoms and Tankebe 2012) between citizens and the state. The implications of this are explored.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 48-50
K1 Legitimacy
K1 Engagement
K1 Witnesses
K1 criminal courts
K1 Domestic abuse
DO 10.1093/bjc/azad009